Tampa Bay Lightning 7, San Jose Sharks 3: final score and stats
Tampa Bay Lightning beat San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning 7 to San Jose Sharks 3, on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for San Jose Sharks vs Tampa Bay Lightning.
NHLSaturday, January 3, 2026
DateJan 3, 2026
Start time4:00 PM ET
VenueSAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA
TVESPN+
Attendance17,435
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| San Jose Sharks | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Tampa Bay LightningSan Jose Sharks
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
25-13-3Record20-18-3
2nd in Atlantic DivisionStanding5th in Pacific Division
4-6Road record / home record4-6
WLWWWLast 5LWLLL
W1StreakL1
Team stats
Tampa Bay LightningSan Jose Sharks
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Erik Cernak D · Undisclosed
OutBrayden Point C · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveSan Jose Sharks
Igor Chernyshov LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveQuentin Musty LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveKyle Keyser G · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Tampa Bay Lightning Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:28 | 4:41 | 0:00 | 9:47 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Cirelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:08 | 3:43 | 3:13 | 11:12 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:27 | 0:07 | 0:46 | 12:34 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage Goncalves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:31 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 11:40 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanni Gourde | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15:19 | 0:08 | 1:14 | 13:57 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake Guentzel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:56 | 3:29 | 1:52 | 11:35 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brandon Hagel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:58 | 2:54 | 2:57 | 11:07 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pontus Holmberg | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:36 | 0:09 | 0:03 | 13:24 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:35 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:37 | 5:43 | 0:00 | 9:54 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Paul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:38 | 3:26 | 1:06 | 12:06 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Point | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14:44 | 4:39 | 0:00 | 10:05 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Carlile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:36 | 0:00 | 3:24 | 14:12 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Cernak | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:29 | 0:02 | 3:08 | 16:19 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Max Crozier | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:49 | 0:00 | 1:23 | 15:26 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | 2:58 | 0:05 | 17:45 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Moser | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:57 | 0:00 | 2:09 | 14:48 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Darren Raddysh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:48 | 4:45 | 1:04 | 14:59 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .864 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
San Jose Sharks Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macklin Celebrini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:19 | 4:45 | 0:30 | 19:04 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 47.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Igor Chernyshov | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:05 | 1:08 | 0:00 | 14:57 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Dellandrea | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:28 | 0:00 | 2:37 | 7:51 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Eklund | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 21:54 | 4:18 | 0:28 | 17:08 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Barclay Goodrow | 1 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 11:31 | 0:01 | 1:54 | 9:36 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Collin Graf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 | 0:50 | 4:09 | 12:18 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Ostapchuk | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 11:35 | 0:02 | 1:50 | 9:43 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Reaves | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 9:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pavol Regenda | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9:11 | 1:09 | 0:34 | 7:28 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jeff Skinner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9:33 | 1:18 | 0:00 | 8:15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Toffoli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:56 | 4:25 | 0:00 | 9:31 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:38 | 4:27 | 3:24 | 11:47 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 45.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
San Jose Sharks Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Dickinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:03 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 19:21 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Ferraro | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 21:02 | 0:03 | 5:46 | 15:13 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Iorio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:58 | 0:00 | 3:32 | 20:26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Timothy Liljegren | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:39 | 1:15 | 4:15 | 16:09 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitry Orlov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:20 | 4:19 | 1:11 | 17:50 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
San Jose Sharks Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaroslav Askarov | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .700 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6:46 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Nedeljkovic | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .750 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 53:14 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Tampa Bay Lightning vs San Jose Sharks?
Tampa Bay Lightning won, 7-3, on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
What was the final score of Tampa Bay Lightning vs San Jose Sharks?
Tampa Bay Lightning 7, San Jose Sharks 3.
Who were the top performers?
Tampa Bay Lightning: Darren Raddysh (3 goals). San Jose Sharks: Pavol Regenda (3 goals).
Where is Tampa Bay Lightning vs San Jose Sharks played?
SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA.
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